Things got heated tonight between the Lakers and the Rockets when Rajon Rondo and Chris Paul started throwing haymakers at each other during a heated confrontation.
LeBron James found himself in the middle of fracas and decided to hold back friend Chris Paul during the brawl.
https://twitter.com/CaseyBake16/status/1053875170119745537
LeBron could later be seen consoling Chris Paul and trying to get him to calm down.
After the game LeBron was heavily criticized by Lakers fans on Twitter for being “too friendly” with CP3 and not backing up his teammates.
I personally didn’t like LeBron going to CP3 after the Rondo fight. I understand that Bron and he are friends but not in uniforms. #LakeShow #HOUvsLAL #NBA #NBATwitter
— Marcelle, the Banana (@SportsWithMJ) October 21, 2018
Im mad because Lebron was supportting Cp3 because they bestfriends but its no friends on the court💯
— Huey🦈 (@dd_ante) October 21, 2018
I don't see any video of Rondo spitting. Is it possible spittle came out while jawing? Of course. Cp3 always flopping and starting drama. #lakers Ingram lost his cool no doubt but he had his teammates back. Once coaches had cp3 LeBron should have went to teammates. Bad look!
— *Orioles Insider* (@B_Rogers11) October 21, 2018
Hey LeBron Rondo is your teammate. That’s why I don’t like these off season romances. If I were his Lakers teammates I’d want to know how LeBron ended up protecting his friend & not his teammate. #LALvsHOU
— TruthBeTold (@Big6domino) October 21, 2018
I HATE that Lebron chose to hug CP3 while everything was going down….BAD BAD look from our leader.#NBA #LakeShow
— Hollywoodcq (@Hollywoodcq) October 21, 2018
@MikeSportsLA Like I said before, LeBron allowed Paul, Harden, and Carmelo to punk his teammates and he did nothing about it. Too friendly. This is not about friends on the court. #LakeShow
— Eric Quan (@TheStatsManOne) October 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/david99nelson/status/1053888079600078848
Rondo should swing on Lebron too.. How the hell you not gon back your teammates? I understand CP3 is your boy, but damn LMFAO
— Tevin. (@TevvyTime) October 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/nyvesm1212/status/1053886799691636736
https://twitter.com/badacko/status/1053885685759803394
Even Stephen Jackson had some thoughts on LeBron’s alliances.
Don’t mind me I’m just here to see who ain’t doing nothing. Who ain’t gone ride for they teammate. That’s all. Don’t mind me. GN World. Love to all. #GBG https://t.co/veTUBj1ZJS
— Stephen Jackson (Stak5) (@DaTrillStak5) October 21, 2018